Below are three literary samples that showcase my writing skills and ability to analyze and interpret different cultural and historical subjects.
Contemporary Hispanic Culture: Literature & Film Review
This is an essay I wrote about drug trafficking in the Straight of Gibraltar and its impact on Spain while comparing the literary novel Lejos del corazón by Lorenzo Silva and the movie El niño directed by Daniel Monzón.
Latin American Culture: From Conquest to Independence
This is an essay I wrote about Spanish Evangelism in the New World, specifically in Mexico and Peru, after the Reconquista and its impacts on the native communities.
This is an essay I wrote about literary techniques used in Spanish literature. I focused on La noche boca arriba by Julio Cortázar and analyzed the techniques used as well as compared it to American literature.
This is an essay I wrote about the impacts of the Franco regime on Spain after the Spanish Civil War while comparing the two films Bienvenido, Mr. Marshall directed by Luis García Berlangaand La caza directed by Carlos Saura.